Because anyone can be practically perfect

The simple pleasures of life this season…a few of my favorite things:
– a small package in the mail
– the aroma of Christmas
– a favorite holiday mug totally filled with hot cocoa and marshmallows
All of this combined with taking a few “me” moments…yes, it’s going to be a very merry day!
My dear friend Patricia sent me the perfect little holiday package (she even used wrapping paper to make the cute envelope!), and inside was everything I needed for...

With Chris and the kids lighting up the house for the holidays, it motivated me to pull out the Holiday Boxes as well as pack up the Fall Boxes and officially commence “the changing of the gourds”. After collecting all of the autumn décor, Jessi packed up the event containers while I wiped up and cleaned all of my focus areas in our home. Starting off with a clean canvas helps calm me, and is also an event basic that continually keeps high traffic areas deep cleaned and orderly.
Then...

My Mom never counts the days until something happens; she counts “how many sleeps”. Such as, “how many sleeps until I get to see you?” It’s something she’s always said, that’s always made me smile. So, when I think about my “Holiday Happy”, the first thing that comes to mind is my favorite Christmas decoration that helps count the “sleeps” until Christmas! We’ve had it in our home for as long as I can remember, and it’s always been a source of a little...

I would like to introduce you to my friend and business associate Renee Ursen from “Get It Together LLC”. Renee is also a fellow organizer but specializes as a professional organizer for the home. From time to time we will be bringing Renee on-board to share her home organizing tips. I have used her myself for a few challenging areas in my home and she is awesome!! Below are Renee’s words of advice as we hear the craziness of the season calling our name. Along with some...

I don’t want to sound like the Grinch, but I find it a little hard to get into the “Christmas spirit” until we’ve all had a chance to first celebrate Thanksgiving together. Immediately after that though, as we are fortunate to usually have all or most of the kids here for that weekend, that makes Friday and/or Saturday perfect time to start in on one of my favorite first “Holiday Happy” things to do – put up the outside Christmas lights!
It’s...

3P is all about the joy of simple, inexpensive gift giving, entertaining, events and traditions…appreciating the simple pleasures of life without stress and additional work in our busy lives – taking a minute to stop and smell the roses…or should I say poinsettias.
So to kick off the “first 12 days of December”, all of us here at Practically Perfect Planner will be sharing our personal favorite “Holiday Happy”.
Okay, I’ll go first: Years...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I went to my friend Jen’s to drop something off. I took a peek at my friend’s traditional dining area and the table was half set. So, I said to Jen; “Do you want me to finish this for you?” Jen replied, “No, I have to start over because I picked up some unique glass sculptures and I want those to be the focus. Big surprise, I replied, “Jen, your initial plan is beautiful + traditional with items...

You already saw how we created our “Thanksgiving on the Fly”, but with so many great magazine articles and Pinterest posts for Turkey Day, we couldn’t resist sharing a few that we loved. Every year, we head over to my brother & sister-in-law’s house for Thanksgiving, and they make an incredible spread. We show up with our clan, broccoli casserole (a family favorite we’ve been making for years) and a gift in hand. Below is our recipe! In the meantime, here are some...

Inside the Man Cave –
Ok guys, we’ve all been there…it’s Thanksgiving Day, the Macy’s Day Parade is on TV in the morning and everyone is working on setting tables, slicing and dicing, cooking and watching some of the parade. The family’s together, everyone is chipping in getting ready for the big feast later, and the newspaper (for those us that still get one…) is a foot thick with BLACK FRIDAY shopping ad’s. The infamous “first day of Holiday Shopping”!! ...

You’ve read about gifts we have given, however what we haven’t talked about is how many creative and thoughtful gifts I receive in return. My friend Jana is also gift-friendly and comes up with these immensely creative ideas that we will be featuring from time to time on Practically Perfect Planner.
When you “Event It”…(a 3P term) many times you are not creating the original idea, but putting your own spin on things that individualizes and personalizes. When Jana and...

Practically Perfect Planner is a blog about bringing joy to every event in your life and the lives of others – through fast organization, easy planning, and money saving tips. It’s all about life, love, and lifestyle – because everyone can be PRACTICALLY PERFECT